M5 South Western Motorway
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M5 Motorway New South Wales |
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| M5, view east from Beaconsfield Street overpass at Revesby | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Opened | August 1992 (M5 South-West) December 2001 (M5 East) |
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Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales |
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Metroad 5 (1993/2001-2013)
M5 East Tunnel ventilation stack at Turrella
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| Other name(s) | M5 Main Tunnel |
| Location | Kingsgrove, New South Wales |
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 M5 |
| Start |
 M5 South-West Motorway |
| End |
 General Holmes Drive
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| Work begun | December 1997 |
| Opened | December 2001 |
| Owner | Roads and Maritime Services |
| Traffic | Automotive |
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| Length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| No. of lanes | 2 lanes each way |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) (variable) |
| Tunnel clearance | 4.6 metres (15 ft) |
The M5 Motorway is a 30-kilometre-long (19 mi)motorway located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is designated with the M5 route and forms part of the Sydney Orbital Network. The M5 route number comprises two separate parts, separately owned and operated.
The original section that opened in 1992 is titled M5 South-West Motorway and is a toll road operated by Interlink Roads. Its southwestern terminus is south of an interchange near Prestons where the M5 meets the Westlink M7 and the M31 Hume Motorway. The M5 South-West Motorway eastern terminus is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the east at an exit junction with King Georges Road at Beverly Hills.
The M5 continues east as the 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) and untolled NSW Government-owned M5 East Motorway that includes substantial tunnels, opened in 2001 to connect with General Holmes Drive (M1) at Kyeemagh.
A third section of the motorway, referred to as the New M5, is in the approval phase for a mid-2016 construction commencement. This segment, part of the WestConnex project will link to an upgraded King Georges Road interchange on the existing M5 East at Beverly Hills and continue along a separate 11 km (6.8 mi) route via twin tunnels to St Peters.
The M5 South-West Motorway replaces the Hume Highway (Liverpool Rd) as the primary route from Liverpool to the Sydney CBD. In the 1980s the Hume Highway (National Highway 31) ended at Crossroads, just before Liverpool. This stretch of freeway (Campbelltown to Crossroads) was previously known as South Western Freeway designated F5.
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